Ninth-Inning Rally Lifts Riders to Second Straight Win
June 21, 2016 - Texas League (TL1) - Frisco RoughRiders News Release
MIDLAND, TEXAS - Joe Jackson delivered a go-ahead, two-run single with two outs in the ninth inning Tuesday night, leading the Frisco RoughRiders, the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, to a 5-4 win over the Midland RockHounds at Security Bank Ballpark.
Trailing 4-3 in the ninth, the RoughRiders (39-31 overall, 1-0 second half) loaded the bases with one out against Jake Sanchez (3-4). After a Ronald Guzman pop out, Jackson came through with a two-out bloop single over the head of shortstop Franklin Barreto. Preston Beck and Andy Ibanez both crossed home to give the Riders a 5-4 lead.
Frisco held two other one-run leads in the game, thanks to Ryan Cordell's RBI single in the first and Alberto Triunfel's two-run double in the fourth. It was Triunfel's second straight game with a run-scoring double.
Midland (33-38, 0-1) also led by a run twice in the game. Matt Chapman and Barreto both hit solo home runs in the second inning to put Midland ahead 2-1. In the bottom of the seventh, Beau Taylor connected for a two-out, two-run double that drove in Tyler Marincov and J.P. Sportman, who tripled earlier in the inning, to push Midland back ahead, this time by the score of 4-3.
Reed Garrett went five innings for the RoughRiders and struck out a season-high six batters in a no-decision. Joe Filomeno (1-0) pitched two scoreless frames and faced the minimum in his first win with the RoughRiders and second overall this season. Viosergy Rosa reached base with a two-out walk in the ninth, but Filomeno promptly picked off pinch-runner Yairo Munoz attempting to steal second base for the final out.
The RoughRiders wrap up their four-game road series Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. against the RockHounds. Southpaw Yohander Mendez (3-0, 2.88 ERA) is scheduled to start for Frisco against righty Daniel Gossett (0-2, 3.32 ERA). Fans can listen to the action on the Frisco RoughRiders Radio Network, the TuneIn Radio App, and the MiLB First Pitch App. Dr Pepper Pregame Show coverage begins at 5:55 p.m.
The Riders return home for a four-game series against Corpus Christi beginning Thursday, June 23 at 7:05 p.m. The homestand includes another Thursday Night Pool Party in the Choctaw Lazy River on Thursday, Salute to Top Gun Night on Friday, June 24, and a Joey Gallo "BIG STICK" bobblehead giveaway on Saturday, June 25. Tickets for the upcoming homestand and all other games this season are available now online at RidersBaseball.com, via email at info@ridersbaseball.com, over the phone at (972) 731-9200, or in-person at the RoughRiders box office.
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